APAC investors target private credit opportunities in Australia after quitting China
While Asia continues to play catch-up in global private credit, Australia and New Zealand are leading the charge in Asia Pacific — for both lenders and borrowers.

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Direct lender and CLO manager expands into Japan
The US private credit and direct lending specialist has opened its first Japanese office, and hired a new senior VP to oversee the office

Funds round-up: Feb-2024 - managers turn to European wealth
European private credit managers turn to the wealthy in our roundup of notable fundraising in February 2024. 

Tikehau teams up with Singapore-based UOB-Kay Hian for Asian private credit fund
Paris-headquartered Tikehau Capital is the latest player to reveal plans to strengthen its footprint in the fast-growing Asian private credit market by way of a partnership with Singapore-based brokerage firm UOB-Kay Hian

Goldman Sachs and Mubadala strike USD 1bn private credit partnership
Goldman Sachs and Abu Dhabi-based sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment Company have struck a USD 1bn deal to co-invest in private credit opportunities throughout the APAC region

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Indonesian sovereign wealth fund hires former BlackRock credit exec
Former BlackRock executive Christopher Ganis has been hired by the Indonesia Investment Authority, or INA, as managing director of investments, overseeing the hybrid capital solutions division

Ares raises AUD 2.6bn for private credit fund focused on Australia and New Zealand
New fund marks the first strategy launched by Ares Asia and the largest pool of capital dedicated to the fast-growing Australian and New Zealand private credit markets.

Credit PMs remain gloomy in latest IACPM survey
Survey participants in the latest IACPM Credit Outlook Survey believe the euphoria seen in global financial markets during the last few months of 2023 was overdone

Low margins and scarcity of LBOs hurt term loan revenues
Despite a resurgence in global term loan B (TLB) volume, which grew by 30% to reach $416.6bn as of December 2023, revenue earned by arranging banks on these facilities only totalled $3.0bn

AustralianSuper increases private credit allocation as it seeks to triple exposure to the market
AustralianSuper has increased its investment mandate with private credit specialist Churchill Asset Management to USD 1.5bn, as Australia's largest pension system looks to triple its exposure in the fast-growing international private credit market

India's True North turns to private credit with USD 120m fund
New fundraise by an Indian private equity fund is another example of investors in India eager to expand into the private credit space

Pensions pivot from vanilla private credit to focus on niche sectors
Retirement and pension funds continue to pump money into private credit, enticed by the prospect of higher returns. But as the market grows, more are turning their attention to niche sectors, such as ESG-oriented investments and specialised credit.

Boutique asset management firm partners with Australian credit fund manager
A new global credit fund will focus on long-only credit opportunities with the intent of capitalizing on inefficiencies in the credit cycle

Singapore-based private credit firm's latest fund has $205 million first close
The latest fund in the growing APAC private credit market includes investments from institutional investors in Canada, the US and Japan

Loan Highlights 3Q23: Loan volumes remain significantly lower than historical averages
Capital markets loan activity continued to struggle in the third quarter of 2023, as issuers in the Americas and Europe held off from tapping markets

OMERS turns to APAC for latest private credit opportunities
Goldman Sachs Asset Management and the Ontario Municipal Employees' Retirement System have joined forces again for a new set of investments in the booming private credit market, this time targeting the Asia Pacific region

Fund performance
Positive August for credit sees CLO funds on top again

Credit funds at a glance
Ucits see red in a tough June for returns

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Blackstone loses head of private credit in Europe and APAC
Senior managing director will stay until the end of the year before stepping back for personal reasons

Private credit takes off in Asia Pacific
Asia is finally joining the global rush for private credit lending with a stream of fund launches

Oaktree partners with Spire Capital for new special situations fund

Spire Oaktree Special Opportunities Fund will target Australian wholesale investors